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Fionnula Flanagan was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland. From an early age she grew up speaking both English and Irish on a daily basis. Her parents weren't native Irish speakers but wanted Fionnula and her four siblings to learn the language. Her mother used to say, "A nation without a language is a nation without a soul"... See full bio »

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Fionnghuala Flanagan
in Dublin, Ireland
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???? The Home (in production)
 
2013 Life's a Breeze (completed)
Nan
 
2013 Angels Sing (completed)
Ma
 
2013 Defiance (TV series)
Nicky
– Brothers in Arms (2013) … Nicky
– Down in the Ground Where the Dead Men Go (2013) … Nicky
– Pilot, Part 1 (2013) … Nicky
– Pilot, Part 2 (2013) … Nicky
 
2013 Tasting Menu
Countess D'Arcy
 
2011 Coming & Going
Irma
 
2011 Kill the Irishman
Grace O'Keefe
 
2011 The Guard
Eileen Boyle
 
2010 Three Wise Women (TV movie)
Beth
 
2007-2010 Lost (TV series)
Eloise Hawking
– The End (2010) … Eloise Hawking
– Happily Ever After (2010) … Eloise Hawking
– The Variable (2009) … Eloise Hawking
– 316 (2009) … Eloise Hawking
– This Place Is Death (2009) … Eloise Hawking
See all 7 episodes »
 
2009 A Christmas Carol
Mrs. Dilber
 
2009 The Invention of Lying
Martha Bellison
 
2009 The Payback
Galina
 
2006-2008 Brotherhood (TV series)
Rose Caffee
– Birnam Wood Comes to Dunsinane (2008) … Rose Caffee
– All the Interim Is Like a Phantasma (2008) … Rose Caffee
– The Chimes at Midnight (2008) … Rose Caffee
– Give Me the Ocular Proof... (2008) … Rose Caffee
– The Course of True Love Never Did Run Smooth (2008) … Rose Caffee
See all 25 episodes »
 
2008 Yes Man
Tillie
 
2007 Paddywhackery (TV series)
Peig Sayers
– Póg Mo Thóin (2007) … Peig Sayers
– Lán Tí (2007) … Peig Sayers
– Driveál d'Amadáin (2007) … Peig Sayers
– Éist le do Chroí (2007) … Peig Sayers
– Geallghlacadóir Bocht (2007) … Peig Sayers
See all 6 episodes »
 
2007 Slipstream
Bette Lustig
 
2005 Four Brothers
Evelyn Mercer
 
2005 Revelations (TV mini-series)
Mother Francine
– Hour Five (2005) … Mother Francine
– Hour Four (2005) … Mother Francine
– Hour Three (2005) … Mother Francine
– Hour Two (2005) … Mother Francine
 
2005 Sexual Life
Grandmother
 
2005 Transamerica
Elizabeth
 
2004 Man About Dog
Olivia
 
2004 Nip/Tuck (TV series)
Sister Rita-Claire
– Agatha Ripp (2004) … Sister Rita-Claire
 
2004 Blessed
J. Lloyd Samuel
 
2004 One of the Oldest Con Games (short)
Mary Kuhlmann
 
2003 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)
Sheila Baxter
– Escape (2003) … Sheila Baxter
 
2003 Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle (TV movie)
Margaret Byrne
 
2003 Tears of the Sun
Sister Grace
 
2002 Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
'Teensy' Melissa Whitman
 
2002 Star Trek: Enterprise (TV series)
Vulcan Ambassador V'Lar
– Fallen Hero (2002) … Vulcan Ambassador V'Lar
 
2001 The Others
Mrs. Bertha Mills
 
2000 For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (TV movie)
Sally
 
2000 919 Fifth Avenue (TV movie)
Brighty
 
1999 A Secret Affair (TV movie)
Drucilla Fitzgerald
 
1999 With or Without You
Irene
 
1999 Deceit
 
1998-1999 Poltergeist: The Legacy (TV series)
The Older Woman / Narrator
– Double Cross (1999) … The Older Woman
– The Traitor (1999) … The Older Woman
– The Darkside (1998) … Narrator
 
1999 Chicago Hope (TV series)
Judge Robin O'Hara
– Big Hand for the Little Lady (1999) … Judge Robin O'Hara
 
1998 To Have & to Hold (TV series)
Fiona McGrail
– Who's Sorry Next? (1998) … Fiona McGrail
– The Kids Are All Right? (1998) … Fiona McGrail
– Since I Don't Know You (1998) … Fiona McGrail
– Right My Fire (1998) … Fiona McGrail
– These Boots Were Made for Stalking (1998) … Fiona McGrail
See all 13 episodes »
 
1998 Waking Ned Devine
Annie O'Shea
 
1998 Quest for Camelot
 
1998 Kings in Grass Castles (TV mini-series)
Bridget Durack
 
1998 Nothing Sacred (TV series)
Helen Reyneaux
– The Coldest Night of the Year (1998) … Helen Reyneaux
 
1998 Paperlily
 
1996 Some Mother's Son
Annie Higgins
 
1987-1995 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Eileen O'Bannon / Fiona Delaney Griffith / Freida Schmidt
– Nan's Ghost: Part 2 (1995) … Eileen O'Bannon
– Nan's Ghost: Part 1 (1995) … Eileen O'Bannon
– A Killing in Cork (1993) … Fiona Delaney Griffith
– Steal Me a Story (1987) … Freida Schmidt
 
1995 Legend (TV series)
Julia Grant
– Legend on His President's Secret Service (1995) … Julia Grant
 
1994 White Mile (TV movie)
Gena Karas
 
1994 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (TV series)
Heart
– The Circus (1994) … Heart
 
1993 Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV series)
Dr. Juliana Tainer
– Inheritance (1993) … Dr. Juliana Tainer
 
1993 Money for Nothing
Mrs. Coyle
 
1993 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV series)
Enina Tandro
– Dax (1993) … Enina Tandro
 
1992 Reasonable Doubts (TV series)
Mrs. Hooper
– A Rose Is a Rose (1992) … Mrs. Hooper
 
1992 Mad at the Moon
Mrs. Hill
 
1991 Final Verdict (TV movie)
Pearl Morton
 
1991 Death Dreams (TV movie)
Psychic Physician
 
1990 Father Dowling Mysteries (TV series)
Mother Margaret
– The Undercover Nun Mystery (1990) … Mother Margaret
 
1990 Beauty and the Beast (TV series)
Jessica Webb
– Legacies (1990) … Jessica Webb
– The Reckoning (1990) … Jessica Webb
 
1990 H.E.L.P. (TV series)
Kathleen Meacham
– Undue Force (1990) … Kathleen Meacham
– To Everything, There Is a Season (1990) … Kathleen Meacham
– Steam Heat (1990) … Kathleen Meacham
– The Children's Hour (1990) … Kathleen Meacham
– Are You There, Alpha Centauri? (1990) … Kathleen Meacham
See all 6 episodes »
 
1989 Columbo (TV series)
Louise
– Murder, a Self Portrait (1989) … Louise
 
1989 Hunter (TV series)
Maureen Delaney
– Shillelagh (1989) … Maureen Delaney
 
1984-1988 Simon & Simon (TV series)
Becky / Dr. Barbara Bryson / Dr. Rita Price / …
– A Firm Grasp of Reality (1988) … Dr. Barbara Bryson/Lydia/Becky
– John Doe (1984) … Dr. Rita Price
 
1987 Hard Copy (TV series)
Lt. Guyla Cook
– Rumor with a View (1987) … Lt. Guyla Cook
– Long Day's Journey Into Flight (1987) … Lt. Guyla Cook
– The Trouble with Kids Today (1987) … Lt. Guyla Cook
– Some Day We'll Look Back on This and Laugh (1987) … Lt. Guyla Cook
 
1987 P.K. and the Kid
Flo
 
1986 A State of Emergency
Diane Carmody
 
1986 A Winner Never Quits (TV movie)
Mrs. Wyshner
 
1986 Youngblood
Miss McGill
 
1985 Cagney & Lacey (TV series)
Arlene Crenshaw
– The Clinic (1985) … Arlene Crenshaw
 
1985 James Joyce's Women
Harriet Shaw Weaver
 
1984 Riptide (TV series)
Melissa Belancourt
– Peter Pan Is Alive and Well (1984) … Melissa Belancourt
 
1984 The Ewok Adventure (TV movie)
Catarine
 
1984 Scorned and Swindled (TV movie)
Margaret
 
1984 Reflections
Mrs. Charlotte Lawless
 
1984 Fame (TV series)
Dr. Pettibon
– Sheer Will (1984) … Dr. Pettibon
 
1983 Through Naked Eyes (TV movie)
Dr. Frances Muller
 
1983 Voyagers! (TV series)
Molly Brown
– Voyagers of the Titanic (1983) … Molly Brown
 
1982 Benson (TV series)
Rose Sullivan
– Wild Irish Rose (1982) … Rose Sullivan
 
1982 Voyager from the Unknown
 
1981 Trapper John, M.D. (TV series)
Warden Clayton
– Is There a Doctor in the Big House? (1981) … Warden Clayton
 
1980 Mr. Patman
Abadaba
 
1980 Here's Boomer (TV series)
Bronnie
– Vigil (1980) … Bronnie
 
1979 Young Love, First Love (TV movie)
Audrey Gibson
 
1978-1979 How the West Was Won (TV mini-series)
Molly Culhane
– The Slavers (1979) … Molly Culhane
– China Girl (1979) … Molly Culhane
– Luke (1979) … Molly Culhane
– The Forgotten (1979) … Molly Culhane
– The Scavengers (1979) … Molly Culhane
See all 12 episodes »
 
1977 Mary White (TV movie)
Sallie White
 
1976 Nightmare in Badham County (TV movie)
Dulcie (as Fionnuala Flanagan)
 
1976 Serpico (TV series)
Rita Maloney
– Every Man Must Pay His Dues (1976) … Rita Maloney (as Fionnuala Flanagan)
 
1976 The Bionic Woman (TV series)
Tammy
– Road to Nashville (1976) … Tammy
 
1976 In the Region of Ice (short)
The Sister
 
1976 Kojak (TV series)
Molly Braddock
– A Summer Madness (1976) … Molly Braddock
 
1972-1976 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
Barbara Brendan / Maggie
– To Trump an Ace (1976) … Barbara Brendan
– A Joyful Song (1973) … Maggie
– Dinner of Herbs (1972)
 
1976 Rich Man, Poor Man (TV mini-series)
Clothilde
– Part II: Chapters 3 and 4 (1976) … Clothilde
 
1976 Medical Center (TV series)
Karen
– Child of Conflict (1976) … Karen
 
1976 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Ellen Simms
– Requiem for Murder (1976) … Ellen Simms
 
1975 Police Story (TV series)
Arlene Hansen
– Company Man (1975) … Arlene Hansen (as Fionnuala Flanagan)
 
1975 Movin' On (TV series)
Laura Brown
– Love, Death and Laura Brown (1975) … Laura Brown
 
1975 The Legend of Lizzie Borden (TV movie)
Bridget Sullivan
 
1974 The Godchild (TV movie)
Virginia (as Fionnuala Flanagan)
 
1974 Hec Ramsey (TV series)
Nellie O'Shea
– Only Birds and Fools (1974) … Nellie O'Shea
 
1974 Shaft (TV series)
Louise
– The Murder Machine (1974) … Louise
 
1974 The Rookies (TV series)
Judy Karcher
– Trial by Doubt (1974) … Judy Karcher
 
1973 The New Perry Mason (TV series)
Nancy Addison
– The Case of the Horoscope Homicide (1973) … Nancy Addison
 
1973 The Picture of Dorian Gray (TV movie)
Felicia (as Fionnuala Flanagan)
 
1972 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Sarah Morgan
– The Drummer (1972) … Sarah Morgan (as Fionnuala Flanagan)
 
1972 Mannix (TV series)
Gloria Paget
– The Crimson Halo (1972) … Gloria Paget
 
1972 Bonanza (TV series)
Elizabeth 'Meg' Dundee
– Heritage of Anger (1972) … Elizabeth 'Meg' Dundee (as Fionnuala Flanagan)
 
1969 Sinful Davey
Penelope (as Fionnuala Flanagan)
 
1968 Cold Comfort Farm (TV mini-series)
Mary Smiling
– Folk (1968) … Mary Smiling
 
1967 Callan (TV series)
Rena Clarke
– Goodbye, Nobby Clarke (1967) … Rena Clarke
 
1966-1967 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
Eileen / Mona
– A Crucial Week in the Life of a Grocer's Assistant (1967) … Mona
– Why Aren't You Famous? (1966) … Eileen
 
1967 Ulysses
Gerty MacDowell (as Fionnuala Flanagan)
 
1965 Deirdre (TV movie)
Deirdre
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1985 James Joyce's Women (producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2004 Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (11 titles)
2011 Muide Éire (documentary)
 
2009 The 6th Annual Irish Film and Television Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Award Presenter
 
2008 Dreaming Slipstream Dream (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2007 Tubridy Tonight (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.16 (2007) … Herself
 
2007 4th Irish Film and Television Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
2004 2nd Irish Film and Television Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
2004 Joyce to the World (video documentary)
Herself
 
2002 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Unlocking 'Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood' (2002) … Herself
 
2001 A Look Inside: The Others (TV documentary short)
Herself
 
1979 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Guest Appearance
– Episode dated 21 May 1979 (1979) … Guest Appearance
 
1978 The 30th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series & Presenter: Best Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2011 Live Free or Die Hard (Project 12, 8/12) (short)
Martha Bellison
 
2009 España, plató de cine (TV documentary)
Mrs. Bertha Mills (uncredited)
 
2009 Lost: A Journey in Time (TV movie)
Eloise Hawking (uncredited)
 
2009 Lost: The Story of the Oceanic 6 (TV movie)
Eloise Hawking (uncredited)
 
2007 La noche desesperada (TV movie)
Elizabeth
 

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Alternate Names:

Fionnuala Flanagan

Height:

5' 2" (1.57 m)
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After moving to the United States to work in theater in the 1960s, she met and married Dr. Garrett O'Connor, the cousin of actor Carroll O'Connor. See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius